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By Hope Madden
In 2023, Yuta Shimotsu was driven to obedience Best wishes to all. As small-town folk horror moved from one subgenre to another, the audience felt the same bewilderment before the tormented heroine.
Do not obey, this is the topic Best wishes to allLike the second Shimotsu function, New group. Quiet high school student Ai (Anna Yamada) doesn’t rock the boat. He wants to go unnoticed, not to be left behind.
But at Ai’s high school, conformity is rampant. Soon the bullies and cliques find their way into an absurd compliance with authority that manifests itself in the form of giant gymnastic formations, including a human pyramid 20 people high.
However, in symbolism New group Much more disciplined and heavy-handed than Shimotsu’s previous efforts, the film offers an alarming look at the loss of individuality. It begins with AI having nightmares of recklessly violent behavior in an attempt to make a viral video. However, groupthink and digital age desensitization have their place New groupShimotsu’s aim seems more trained on the larger ideas of Japanese culture.
It’s fitting, then, that it’s Yu (Aoki Yuzu), a new student who studied in America before being sent back home by neglectful parents, whose introduction sparks Ai’s growing courage. Its entrance is also consistent with reports of a voice from deep space.
Shimotsu’s images capture. The human pyramid, made up of uniformly dressed students, is alarmingly accurate and almost beautiful. Other gymnastics formations are more wild and darkly comical. Comedy is also the figure of the school principal (Pierre Tuck). Although the veteran has few scenes, he enjoys the power trip of an authority figure.
There are extra layers and wild turns, but New groupThe theme is clear and the climax is inevitable. Best wishes to all A more gruesome and certainly less predictable result, but Shimotsu’s second function is a reminder that Japanese horror has never ceased to be vital.
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